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That's what happened to a Canton, Ohio, woman who was so irritated over the incident that she posted a picture of the citation on social media on Sunday, telling WOIO-TV in Cleveland that she had no other choice.

"If the city was doing what they were supposed to be doing, I wouldn’t have to be dodging potholes, and I wouldn’t have gotten the ticket in the first place,” said Alanna Corns.

According to the station, the state trooper specifically wrote that Corns went “left of center dodging potholes” when there were vehicles in the other lane.

“I have to take responsibility for that, but I mostly wanted to post it to get awareness, because the roads are horrible,” she told WOIO-TV.

Corns said she didn’t come close to causing an accident because there was a turn lane in between the two lanes.

The issue brings up a question: Could drivers face similar tickets in Michigan, where a recent study ranked the state the worst in the country for road quality?

Not exactly, said Michigan State Police 1st Lt. Michael Shaw.

Shaw said he does not recall a similar ticket being issued in Metro Detroit. But he advises drivers to be cautious when driving on roads covered in potholes.

"We have potholes. We all know about them. It's important to be sure to drive a vehicle at a reasonable speed without hitting another car," Shaw said.

Shaw said at a time of a crash involving a vehicle crossing into another lane, state police do find the driver at fault.